Energize Ventures, an early and growth-stage venture fund, has announced the closing of its second fund with total capital commitments of $330 million. Fund II will be used to help scale and commercialize software across renewable energy, mobility, cybersecurity, battery storage, critical infrastructure and climate resiliency. The fund, which is worth exactly double what Energize […]
Gamitee becomes Joyned as it secures $4M for social shopping platform
Joyned turns retailer websites into mini social media platforms where shoppers can show friends their potential purchases and shop together without leaving the site.
SoftBank sinks $200M into Andela, propels company into unicorn territory
CEO Jeremy Johnson sees more competition coming into the global tech talent hiring space as he saw the number of Andela applicants increase 5x in the past six months.
Customer success company Totango lands $100M growth investment
The past year was super busy for the company, which launched a free version of its customer success software and saw increased growth of over 3x in annual recurring revenue.
Five days left to save $100 on passes to TC Sessions: SaaS 2021
We’re in countdown mode, folks. With just one month to go before TC Sessions: SaaS 2021, the early-bird pass is living on borrowed time — five days to be precise. Take advantage of full event access at a discount price. Buy your pass before the sale expires on October 1 at 11:59 pm (PT) and […]
Beat the early-bird deadline and save $100 on passes to TC Sessions: SaaS 2021
Is it just us or has everyone’s calendar hit warp factor 9? We can’t believe there are only 34 days left before TC Sessions: SaaS 2021 kicks into high gear on October 27. If you don’t have your pass yet, the clock on early-bird savings is winding down fast. Time to bump that quick task […]
Operations observability platform Avenue launches with $4M
Avenue is building a command center for operations teams.
Duolingo doesn’t want to disrupt the college degree
CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn returned to Disrupt this year to explain how the sophistication of public markets impacts the company’s strategy.
Ocrolus lands $80M at a $500M+ valuation to automate document processing for fintechs and banks
If you’ve ever had to take out a loan, you know just how many documents are involved in the approval process. It’s a lot. The process is tedious and time-consuming, and in many more cases than you’d expect — still manual. Ocrolus is a startup that is hoping to change that with an automation platform […]
Travel technology platform Spotnana launches with $41M
Spotnana’s open API platform provides travel inventory from dozens of global sources and integrations with third-party workplace technology providers for ease of travel management.